New research reveals that MRI distance measures may more accurately predict cognitive decline during the preclinical phase of ...

and accumulation of beta-amyloid and tau markers have all been found to be associated with accelerated brain atrophy and cognitive impairment. CROSS-SECTIONAL T1-weighted MRI of a healthy human brain.

Clinical experience teaches us that the brain MRI of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy is 'normal,' while research ... also called cortical atrophy, are typically considered harmless.

Shorter slow wave sleep and rapid eye movement sleep were associated with decreased volume in Alzheimer disease-vulnerable brain regions.

Shown are MRI scans of a Huntington’s disease (HD) sufferer’s brain (left) and a normal brain (right). In the HD brain, many brain cells have died and fluid (black areas) has filled in those ...

These findings provide some evidence that reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) may contribute to brain atrophy, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer disease (AD).